• Source: Languages of Senegal

Senegal is a multilingual country: Ethnologue lists 36 languages, Wolof being the most widely spoken language.
French, is the only official language of Senegal, used mainly by the administration, the education and spoken by 26% of the total population. Senegal is a member State of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie. A Senegalese, Abdou Diouf, held the position of its Executive Secretary between 2003 and 2014.
Several of the Senegalese languages have the status of "national languages": Wolof, Balanta-Ganja, Arabic, Jola-Fonyi, Mandinka, Mandjak, Mankanya, Noon (Serer-Noon), Pulaar, Serer, and Soninke.
Senegal is a Francophone country, where, as of 2024, 5.13 million (27.73%) out of 18.50 million people speak French.
In terms of usage, Wolof is the lingua franca and the most widely spoken language in Senegal, as a first or second language (80%).
Mande languages spoken include Soninke, and Mandinka. Jola (Diola) is a main language in the Casamance region. The Guinea Creole dialect, based on Portuguese is also spoken in that region. In 2008 Senegal, due to its historical connections to Portuguese colonisation in Casamance, was admitted as Associate Observer in the CPLP (Community of Portuguese Language Countries).
Education for the deaf in Senegal uses American Sign Language, introduced by the deaf American missionary Andrew Foster. A local language is Mbour Sign Language.
A report for the High Council of Francophonie in Paris stated in 1986 that in Senegal, 60,000 people spoke French as a first language and 700,000 spoke French as a second language. The total population of Senegal at the time was 6,500,000.




Languages taught at school


French is the only official language of education in the Senegalese system, for 96% of public education, and 90% of private education.
English is taught as a subject in secondary school across the country.




Languages


Arabic
American Sign Language
Badyara
Banyum
Balanta
Bandial
Bassari
Bayot
Bedik
Guinea-Bissau Creole (Casamance Creole dialect)
French
Fula
Gusilay
Hassaniya Arabic
Jola-Felupe
Jola-Fonyi
Kasa
Karon
Kassonke
Kobiana
Kwatay
Laalaa
Mandinka
Manjak
Maninka
Mankanya
Mbouti Sign Language
Mlomp
Ndut
Nko
Noon
Palor
Pulaar
Pular
Safen
Serer
Soninke
Wamey
Wolof
Yalunka




References






Further reading


Dumont, Pierre (1982). Le français et les langues africaines au Sénégal. Paris: AACT and Karthala.




External links



Linguistic map of Senegal at Muturzikin.com
Local language resources from Peace Corps Senegal
Ethnologue page on Senegal
PanAfrican L10n page on Senegal
Linguistic situation in Senegal (In French)

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• Languages of Senegal
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• Mandinka language
• Cangin languages
• Pulaar language
• Wolof language
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